If you saw our previous post, you might wonder what kind of building codes and regulations we have in big cities of Japan. Neither Gero nor I am an architect and cannot explain them with accuracy. These are interesting issues, and we are going to do some research. Thank you to some of you who have raised questions!

Sorry for the slowness again. I am quite distracted by my old new (or new old?) home recently. Whether or not to remove this white elephant, which has a width of more than 48 inches, had tormented me for weeks. It doesn’t costs money to keep it but it costs space in the kitchen, which was not built for electric/gas appliances…Continue Reading